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The Classics Club

Greetings from the Outer Banks! It’s been a busy few weeks and I haven’t been blogging much of late, but I have been reading. The other night I finished Anne Frank’s Diary. It is on my Classics Club list and… Read More ›

I’ve read two classics off my list so far this year: The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk and The Maltese Falcon by Dashielle Hammett. I’m raring to read more and was happy to see another spin announced by The Classics Club earlier this… Read More ›

The Caine Mutiny was published in 1951, only six years after the end of WWII. It was a best-seller on and off for three years and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952. During the war Herman Wouk served on a ship… Read More ›

Oxford UP edition Thanks to Andi at Estella’s Revenge who hosted the Wilkie in Winter readalong, I have now read not only one, but two stories by Mr. Collins. The first read-along was “The Frozen Deep” (1856), a short story… Read More ›

Why I read it: I’m interested in this time period of German history, but read it mainly because the musical film Cabaret is based on Goodbye to Berlin. The play and movie I Am A Camera is also based on… Read More ›

It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! Next Monday the Classics Club moderators will chose a number from 1-20 and participants will have until April 2nd to read the corresponding number from their list. Here’s my list: Sense and Sensibility,… Read More ›

I did it! I finally read The Count of Monte Cristo. Initially, I felt like I was preparing for a monumental event, like running a marathon. And much like preparing for a long race, I created a pacing chart to… Read More ›